Italian Grand Prix

Started 19762 days, 22 hours, 58 minutes ago

Date & Time
Sun 10th September 1972 Local
Sun 10th September 1972 2:00pm UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1972

Round
Round 10

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Autodromo Nazionale di Monza

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The 1972 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 10 September 1972. It was race 10 of 12 in both the 1972 World Championship of Drivers and the 1972 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
The 55-lap race was won by Brazilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi, driving a Lotus-Ford, after he started from sixth position. With the win, Fittipaldi sealed the Drivers' Championship, becoming the youngest ever champion at 25 years and 273 days until superseded by Fernando Alonso at 24 years and 59 days in 2005; Lotus also secured the Manufacturers' Cup. Englishman Mike Hailwood finished second in a Surtees-Ford, with New Zealander Denny Hulme third in a McLaren-Ford.
The race marked the last win for American tyre manufacturer Firestone in Formula One. It was also the last race in which 1964 World Champion John Surtees competed.

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1 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:29:58.4
2 Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford + 14.5
3 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford + 23.8
4 Peter Revson McLaren-Ford + 35.7
5 Graham Hill Brabham-Ford + 1:05.6
6 Peter Gethin BRM + 1:21.9
7 Mario Andretti Ferrari + 1 Lap
8 Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM + 1 Lap
9 Ronnie Peterson March-Ford + 1 Lap
10 Mike Beuttler March-Ford + 1 Lap